Wow, this is certainly one to write about. I know we have been on hiatus this month but when I saw this I just had to spread the news!

Free Overnight Shipping at Zappos.com! What will they do next?

Where else can you shop where they have free shipping both ways, yes even returns are free. 

A return policy of 365 days! Have you ever heard of such a thing?

And a 110% Price Protection. What does that mean? It means if you find an item for a lower price on another web site or in a retail store, they will refund you 110% of the difference between the lower price and our price.

On Zappos site, there is a banner, Why shop at Zappos? Do they really need to explain that to you?

At least in May you did… shop at the small store; according to this Footwear Industry report that was published on Footwear News earlier today.

Here’s a quote from the report regarding the May retail numbers:

“Apparently, we were all buying stuff at the smaller stores and not spending money at the big retail chains,” said David Wyss, chief economist at Standard & Poor’s, pointing out the disparity between the large companies reporting same-store sales and the broader Commerce figures.

Me personally, I like the small store 9 times out of 10. You get a personal touch and usually someone much more knowledgeable about their profession and the product.

Consumers certainly cannot walk into a Target store and ask for a footwear recommendation based on conditions such as arthritis or pronation right? How about hammer toe or perhaps shin splints? Think you can get help at that big retail store with those issues? I don’t think you will, that’s where the small store has em beat!

A little birdy dropped an email on me this evening about a sale at the TheShoeHive.com. Here’s the deal:

• 30% off all spring and summer merchandise
• Starts today
• online only so don’t go to the store
• your coupon code to enter at checkout to receive your 30% off is “SECRETSALE”

I’ve never seen a shopper that didn’t appreciate a good sale! So, here’s one just for you. Famous Footwear is blowing out some summer footwear with a huge clearance sale. The image sez it all on the Discounts.

Here are the links:

• Womens
• Mens
• Boys
• Girls

The News~Sentinel in Fort Wayne ran this API story so no need to re-write the details here. Tyler Fingerle, a teenager from Indiana is crediting his Element Skate shoes with their copious amounts of rubber with saving his life from a downedpower line accident that took the lives of two other people.

The full story.

I just read about these new flip flops (sandals) that were introduced in May, the FitFlops.  Seems like these are like the Crocs, another hard to find item?  Out of stock everywhere. 

This shoe has a claim that with every step, you will tone your legs.  It is like walking barefoot in sand.  And believe me, I was at the beach a few weeks ago, walking in very fine sand for an hour, boy, that was some workout. 
These are the rage in the UK, just arriving in the US, the #2 most sought after shoe. The word is that stock will be available in the US at Blissworld.com in early July. You can go there and preorder.

Ever hear of the Pirelli Tire Company? They make tires for your feet too. I didn’t know that until I got this email from BlueFly a couple of days ago.

BlueFly sends the best looking emails don’t you agree?